hide one 's ingenuity in clumsiness(cáng qiǎo yú zhuō)

hide one 's ingenuity in clumsiness

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C á ngqi ǎ oy ú Zhu ō, which means having talent but not showing it. From Caigen tan.

The origin of Idioms

In Caigen Tan written by Hong Yingming of the Ming Dynasty, it is said that hiding cleverness is clumsy, using obscurity is clear, containing clearness in turbid, and taking Qu as extension. It is one of the true teapots in the world, hiding in three caves.

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive. example a man should not show his edge, but hide his cleverness.

Chinese PinYin : cáng qiǎo yú zhuō